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don't think libya model. think a different model. i think eventually if the killing continues i see an escalation that will lead to some kind of international sdep in syria. >> warner: very briefly. we have only have about 0 seconds. what impact is this going to have on assad? >> i don't think he'll respond to this. he hasn't responded to a lot of other initiatives so it makes him more isolated but i don't expect to see him changing his tax ticks towards the uprising because of this. >> warner: what do you think? >> the real interesting question is what his elders will do, the people who are around him. are they going to throw him under the bus at some point like the egyptian military through mubarak under the bus. that's the interesting question. for now they've decided not to do so. >> warner: thank you both. >> brown: finally tonight, a conversation with a musical icon and lifelong political and social activist. gwen ifill has that. >> ifill: at 84, harry belafonte has already lived several lives. as an actor, a television persona
don't think libya model. think a different model. i think eventually if the killing continues i see an escalation that will lead to some kind of international sdep in syria. >> warner: very briefly. we have only have about 0 seconds. what impact is this going to have on assad? >> i don't think he'll respond to this. he hasn't responded to a lot of other initiatives so it makes him more isolated but i don't expect to see him changing his tax ticks towards the uprising because of...
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. >> okay, libya. >> first of all i don't think you can take... a. >> woodruff: huntsman, a former u.s. ambassador to china, is the only contender with foreign policy experience. >> we can't just sit back and let china run all over us. people say well, you'll start a trade war. there's one going on right now, folks. >> well, the reality is a little different, as it usually is when you're on the ground. i tried figure out for 30 years in my career. >> reporter: the candidates will have another chance to discuss china and a host of other foreign policy issues for the second time tonight at a debate hosted by cnn in washington. joining us now to dig deeper into the foreign policy viewpoints of the republican presidential field are richard norton smith, scholar in residence at george washington university, and michael gerson, a columnist for the "washington post," who also served as chief speechwriter to former president george w. bush. gentlemen, good to have you both back with us. michael gerson, let me start with you. we know they are all critical
. >> okay, libya. >> first of all i don't think you can take... a. >> woodruff: huntsman, a former u.s. ambassador to china, is the only contender with foreign policy experience. >> we can't just sit back and let china run all over us. people say well, you'll start a trade war. there's one going on right now, folks. >> well, the reality is a little different, as it usually is when you're on the ground. i tried figure out for 30 years in my career. >>...
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vladimir putin or jintao but then set to this song black flower in the white house that he had written by libya's best composer, he said. >> warner: and we have another in our "economist film project" series. this one about the legal battle waged by an abused woman convicted and imprisoned in the murder of her boyfriend. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> computing surrounds us. sometimes it's obvious and sometimes it's very surprising where you find it. soon, computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives in truly profound ways. technology can provide customized experiences, tailored to individual consumer preferences, igniting a world of possibilities from the inside out. sponsoring tomorrow, starts today. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by c
vladimir putin or jintao but then set to this song black flower in the white house that he had written by libya's best composer, he said. >> warner: and we have another in our "economist film project" series. this one about the legal battle waged by an abused woman convicted and imprisoned in the murder of her boyfriend. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> computing surrounds us....
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they had a strong role when it came to libya gave a sanction to the u.s. and nato to come in. >> i think there's an understanding in the arabing three the intervention in libya brought about the very quick demise of the regime... not a quick demise but the demise of the regime and that scares a lot of rulers in the arab world having to deal with what they consider the contagion. at the same time, there have to... they have to deal with the fact that the aassad regime is carrying out horrendous human rights violations and they have to be doing something. so if this initiative fails and the arab league throws up its hands the question is then what? are we going to the u.n. where the russians and chinese have blocked u.n. security council action? are we going to look for a coalition of the willing or friends of syria group that would intervene? it will open up a whole other can of worms. >> brown: what about the debate in the u.s.? what are you hearing in terms of... and other western nations in terms of when and how to help intervene? >> the thing is the mil
they had a strong role when it came to libya gave a sanction to the u.s. and nato to come in. >> i think there's an understanding in the arabing three the intervention in libya brought about the very quick demise of the regime... not a quick demise but the demise of the regime and that scares a lot of rulers in the arab world having to deal with what they consider the contagion. at the same time, there have to... they have to deal with the fact that the aassad regime is carrying out...
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the nato mission in libya came to an official end today. all told, the nato alliance ran a seven-month long sea and air campaign before moammar qaddafi's regime collapsed. it included a total of 9,600 strike sorties to back up libyan revolutionary forces on the ground. also today, libya's national transitional council selected a new prime minister. he is abdel rahim al-keep, an electronics engineer from tripoli. the new government will run libya until a general election can be organized. the world's population has surpassed the seven billion mark. a series of symbolic festivities were held at hospitals around the world today to mark the historic milestone. the first birth was celebrated in the philippines, shortly before midnight. danica may camacho was welcomed with cake and a gift certificate for free shoes. the united nations estimates the world's population will hit eight billion by 2025. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: and to renewed violence in afghanistan, where suicide bombings in the two larg
the nato mission in libya came to an official end today. all told, the nato alliance ran a seven-month long sea and air campaign before moammar qaddafi's regime collapsed. it included a total of 9,600 strike sorties to back up libyan revolutionary forces on the ground. also today, libya's national transitional council selected a new prime minister. he is abdel rahim al-keep, an electronics engineer from tripoli. the new government will run libya until a general election can be organized. the...
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he had problems answering a question about libya when he was meeting with a newspaper editorial board and just yesterday was quoted as saying what this country needs is a president who say leader, not au >> yeah, well lost the teacher vote with that one. i guess mi a big believer in the 10,000 hour rule. that you know you should do things for 10,000 hours to actually absorb the bits of information involved in the field. whether it's journalism, whether it's playing the piano or run, for president. you should have put in the time. and there's a reason why all these outsiders flame out. because running for president like being a surgeon or like being a teach certificate a really hard thing to do. and it's really hard to do if you haven't been prepared. he's like a lot of people we knew. a lot of us had that experience. you didn't do your homework. you showed up at class, you tried to bluff your way through and it got a little embarrassing at times. >> the coast is clear for mitt romney. >> i'm a drinker, not a thinker, a leader, not a reader. judy, this stuff, you know, it's empty. it's
he had problems answering a question about libya when he was meeting with a newspaper editorial board and just yesterday was quoted as saying what this country needs is a president who say leader, not au >> yeah, well lost the teacher vote with that one. i guess mi a big believer in the 10,000 hour rule. that you know you should do things for 10,000 hours to actually absorb the bits of information involved in the field. whether it's journalism, whether it's playing the piano or run, for...
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he struggled to answer when he was asked how president obama handled the crisis in libya. >> i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. nope, that's a different one. i've got to go back. let's see. got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> sreenivasan: aides said today that cain was overtired because he'd had just four hours of sleep the night before. cain has been falling in the polls in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. meanwhile, republican rival rick perry unveiled a plan for overhauling government. he called for slashing the salaries of the president and congress by half, among other things. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: republicans and democrats on capitol hill still seemed miles apart on a deficit reduction agreement with eight days to go before a self- mandated deadline. newshour congressional correspondent kwame holman reports. >> reporter: in the senate today, party leaders continued to point fingers at each other as the super committee closed in on a week to go to strike a deficit reduc
he struggled to answer when he was asked how president obama handled the crisis in libya. >> i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. nope, that's a different one. i've got to go back. let's see. got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> sreenivasan: aides said today that cain was overtired because he'd had just four hours of sleep the night before. cain has been falling in the polls in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. meanwhile,...